Umbrella



-Sept. 7, 1943. R. D. LYON 2,328,822

UMBRELLA Filed March 29, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Sept. 7, 1943.

r R. D. LYON UMBRELLA v Filed March 29, 1943 h lmzllllllllllllll'n. l I l I I l I l l I l l l l l I I I l i I l I l l l I l l I I |l lz I j The present invention relates to new an dius'eful improvementsjin umbrellas, and has for its? primary object to provide; in,

inannerll as here-1 "prising a' riovel construction and arrangement space when it is folded' 'and not in use., i i Anothen very important object of the 3 junique construction.

tion strong, durable, compact,1ight in weight, attractive in appearance and manufactured at low cost.

{parent home study of the-followingspe'cifica ng drawings wherein like characters of refe'ra the several views, and wherein: g j u 1 I Figure 1 is a viewin vertical section-through present 'invention,'showing saidlun'ibrella open.

a portion only of the coverbeirig showninlver- 1 tical section. i

Figure 3 is aview inhorlzorital section, taken substantially on theline' 3---t ofFigure l. f

Figure'e is a detail view in elevation} of the ind portion of west rn sections. t Referring now tothe drawings; in detail, it 33 will bejseen that the embodiment of the" invention which has been illustratedcomprisesa staff nafter set forth; a device of this character corn-. 5 wherebyjthe umbrella will occupya minimum of I j invention is to provide an'umbrellaof the aforel-mentionedv jycharacter comprising foldablesectional ribs of Other objects of theinvention are" 'to -,provijde a foldingumbrella of the character described q which will becomparatively simplejin construcwhi m y of the foregoingandfstill further. objects and advantages of theinvention will become ap ion, taken in connection with theaccompan'y-fl ence designate-corresponding parts throughoutfl \Figure 2 is an elevational view, showing thef frame structure of thenumbrella partially folded,"

Figurefi is an elevational view of the upper Figure 6 is a detailview vertical section through one ofthe hinges which connecttherib 1 40 [commodatesthe latch a an the staff I for releasably'securing said tube in extended position j i Mounted" on the upper end portion of the tube 5 is ahead 9. Ribs ID. have one end pivotally 'connected'tothe head 9; The ribs l0 comprise folding: sections H [whichare pivotally connected by hinges l2. Fingers l3 of substantially segmental cr-oss section project from the pivot- .ally connected ends of the sections I [for engage-n n umbrella constructed in accordancewith'the l inentbeneath the adjacent sections for supportin g theribsY-lfl in unfolded positionwhen the umbrella-is open. Further, the ribs II are ofiset adjacent their hinges or pivots l2, as at I4;

in a manner to permit the sections, H to parallel each other whenthe ribs III are folded. j

l. Stays or braces l5 have one end pivotally con- 'nected to ring 3 and their other ends pivotally connected to the innermost sections II of the i 1 ribsJlELq Retaining cords l6 from the outer;

most rib sections II are connected, as at H, to

the lowerportionof the tube5. Theribs Hi have mounted thereon a suitable cover" [8; Mounted on the intermediate section of one of I the ribs'lli is a tape or theilike l5 tobe tiedaround the umbrella when it is folded.

Itjis thought that the manner in which" the umbrella functions will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly,

".to.openftheumbrella; the tube 5 isslipped for- 30 Wardly oryupwardly on the" staff I ma manner to project beyond the forward or upper end of said staff; in which position said tube is secured by engagement of the latch 8 in the opening L When the tube 5 is thus moved'forwardly or upi-wardly on the-staff I, thebraces I5 are caused l, ,to swing outwardly to a substantially horizontal position, thereby opening the ribs I!) which "are unfoldedfduring this operation; As hereinbefore stated, the tube 5 is slidable through the ring 3 on the end portionsof the pin 4 and is secured I by said pin against rotation relative tothe staff I.

31: j I of wood or other suitable materiali The staff I is provided with akn'ob 2 on' its lower end,

Mounted on the upper-I end portion of the stafff y in spaced, concentric'relation theretoyis a ring Thenring 3-is fixed on the projectingh end f Hyportions of a pin 4 which ismounteddiametri tubef is slidably mounted on the gstaff I.

Y: i The tube ehasformed therein diametrically opnposite'slots 5 which accommodatethe pin 4; said 1 i tube being slidable through the ring 3. An; opening 1 in the, lowerportion of theitube 5 ac- It is believed *that'the many advantages of a f'clding or collapsible umbrella constructed in ac- "cordance with the present invention will be readvily understood, and although a preferred embodimer t of thedevice is as illustrated and described,

" itis to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and ar- "j rangement of partsmay be restarted tdwhich 1 claimed will fall within the scope of the invention as What is claimed is:

1. An umbrellacomprising a staff, a tube slidable onth'e staff and adapted to project beyond one end thereof, ribs pivotally mountedon the t 2,328,822" 1 "1 ,171 3 in tube, saidlribs comprising a plurality of foldable ribs pivotally mounted on one end portion of sections, a cover mountedon the ribs, and braces the tube, braces pivotally connected to the ring pivotally mounted on thestafi and pivota11y.con-' and to the ribs, and a cover mounted on said ribs. nected to the ribs. 43An umbrella'comprising a staff, a tube slid- 2. Afoiding umbrella comprising a stafi, atube ,5 ably mounted on thestafi and adapted to pro slidable on the staif, a plurality of ribs pivotally ject beyond one end thereof, said tube having mounted on the tube; saidribs comprising a p1udiametrically opposite, longitudinal slots thererality of foldable sections, said sections being pivin,-'a head on one end portion of the tube, a plu- I Otallyconnected supporting fingers on the pivrality of foldable ribs pivotally mounted on said 'oted ends of thejsections engageable'; beneath the head,.a cover mounted on the ribs,-a pin mounted i v5 adjacent sections, means connectingthe-ribs to diametrically inpne end portionof the staff, the

fl he ;staff for actuation hereby and-fa cover "rn'ounted on the ribs.

prising a staffQa ring mounted on one end pbr end portions of said pin projecting through the 3. An umbrella of the character described coni braces pivotally onnected to the ring and to the tion of said staff ,in spaced, concentric relation; ribs. n thereto, a tubeslidable on the stafflisaid'f'tube extending slidably through the' ring, foldable-igi RUPERT D. LYON.

slots in the tube, a ring mounted on the end por 'tion's of the pin and encircling .the tube, and 

